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  1. 6-7 y/o's can be a handful. Suggestions:1) separate the ones that are making trouble so they're not in the same group 2) keep the practice moving so they don't have idle time. 3) challenge the ones who are making trouble with harder drills 4) if you scrimmage (kids love that), tell everyone at beginning of practice that kids goofing around won't be able to participate in the scrimmage. Thank you! I will try that during practice tomorrow. Seriously, I've only read through page 9 or 10 of this discussion and I already have gleamed so much knowledge from you guys. Only 19 more pages to go LOL
  2. This thread has been a goldmine of info! I coach 6-7 yr olds at the local YMCA, but this is my first year where the player is the QB. 5-5 format with a 10 player roster, no rush until 5 mississippi counted by refs, and the QB can't advance until rushed. QB can roll out and bootleg, just can't go upfield until rushed. I already had the misdirection thing down since coaching 4-5 yr olds to do double reverses last year. I was concerned about coaching kids to throw deep, so I was glad to see Orange's philosophy on center drags and other 1-2 yard outs. When I couple misdirections with opposite side drags, we've been quite successful so far. We won out first game 27-13 and our 2nd game this past weekend 58-19. I felt bad after hearing the score because I don't keep count and I'd never intentionally run up the score, but our drive were either 1 or 2 plays before we scored. Even scored on an old school Statue of Liberty play - not the cool fake pass turn handoff like Boise State, I'm talking 1920's with leather helmets arm behind head handoff LOL. I set that play up with a RB running right as if for a pitch and the right side receiver coming left on an end around. He grabbed the ball out of the QBs hand at full speed, and the defense didn't even react to him until he was about 5 yards down the field. That was an easy score. I did get greedy when we were up 14-7 and had one of our best passers go deep to our fastest receiver. Considering we never practiced that play, he threw to the middle of the field into coverage was was picked. We won't be doing that again anytime soon! I went with a 2-2-1 zone: 2 defensive ends about 1-2 yards on either side of the ball who slide with the ball, 2 corners outside the ends about 2 yards deep who stay at home in case of misdirection and back up 3 yards for passes, and one safety about 8 yards deep who mirrors the QB/ball. I don't rush the QB, even when the ref gets to 5. I prefer my players to stay at home and watch for misdirection. Most times they are doing handoffs or quick passes before the ref gets to 5 anyway. I do plan to send in a blind-side end if the QB is dancing around looking for someone by yelling "FIRE". Just haven't had to use it yet. Nobody's scored on us with a "great play" that caught us off guard, they've scored when a flag was missed near the line of scrimmage and they snuck down the line. Otherwise, those swarm drills have helped the players shut down the run and few passes we've seen. We intercepted 2 passes last weekend, one happening at the goal line and he ran back for a TD! I do have a question, how do you guys handle kids that are constantly touching, picking, and even tackling others during practice? I want to sit them in front of a fence as if in time out, but I don't know if that would be appropriate or not. The parents rave about how well we coach and how the kids love us. However, it really frustrates me to have to stop practice to manage these 2-3 kids and get back into the groove again. I feel like we lose momentum and focus. Any advice would be greatly appreciated it.
  3. ready for another great year of youth flag football!

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